I love that Tucker Kraft called Brian Branch a Pu$$y. It was entirely warranted after Branch ripped Kraft’s helmet off and threw it. Kraft schooled him proper with the TD.

Bigger point was Kraft’s response was a window into the mindset of this team. The Packers showed up to spank the living crap out of the Lions. A mindset we’ve all looked forward to seeing in this Jordan Love era.

Was that brought on by this one trade? It looks like a confident toughness has been infused throughout this entire team as a result. Serious 1996 vibes.

Heard Parsons taking about LVN and it was music to my ears. Not only does Lukas find himself getting better coaching from Covington, in walks one of the biggest badasses to play DE in today’s NFL as a new friend, teammate and mentor.

Bueno.

Nice to hear Parsons wants to coach LVN.
Between the addition of new DL coach Covington and Parsons, the DL will continue to shine-built in accountability.

"That is nearly unbelievable because of just one player"

Corry, that win wasn't just because of one player unless you think it was because he fired everyone up. I'll grant you it was exciting to see, and I hope it keeps going. Gute's depth on the O-line has already been put to the test successfully, and I hope it won't have to be continually tested.

If I understand the point of this article Cory is saying that the only reason the defense looked so much better was because the Packers traded for Parsons and Parsons presence whether he was on the field or not elevated this defense especially the line play. He neglected to mention the other main change in the defense. The Packers brought in DeMarcus Covington who was with the Patriots for 8 seasons and coached under Bill Belichick and was the DC last year. The Patriots have had a decent defense for awhile.

Go ahead and crown Parsons the king of the defense if you want. He is one player that the Packers gave up a lot to get. He was with the team just over a week before the game. Covington has been here for months. Who do you think had more impact?

I guess the team is now known as the Green Bay Parsons. This fan will wait and see what happens.

“Swarming” is a great description.

I was glad to see Lukas Van Ness get the start on Sunday. Now people can stop saying he hasn't started a game since high school. Will it be his only start of the season though? Parsons may replace him in the starting lineup in a week or two. Or maybe Parsons will replace Isaiah McDuffie in the 4-3, which is the defense that may be on the field on the first play. If you want to have your best front 7 out there, Van Ness is probably better than McDuffie.

Hoping lvn does take a huge step this year as I believe this might be Gary’s last yr in gb ( cap reasons) unless he takes a pay cut or restructure . With the parsons contract looming and 22 draftees to resign something’s will change . But enjoy this year !!! GPG

Parsons seeing the potential in Van Ness and mentoring him shows what a team oriented player he is. Showing Van Ness how to execute some of his pass rush moves can only help. There were a few plays where Van Ness (at DT) and Parsons (DE) played side by side on the right side of the DL and completely collapsed the pocket with relentless pressure. Parsons is a leader on the field and off it.

Kenny is the same way. Players looked up to him because of his talent while leading in practice, in games, in meetings and the locker room. Parsons helps fill the void left by Kenny's leadership.

Covington has had tangible, positive impacts on the DL. Van Ness, Wooden, Wyatt, Gary, Enagbare all looked good on Sunday. Parsons is only to add to the new look DL. Covington had some beautiful stunts designed, executed perfectly. But the constant swarming to the ball was so impressive.

Gang Green!

That is nearly unbelievable because of just one player, but that player barely played and he still caused a huge impact. “

I disagree it was just because of Parsons. This defense was very good last year and I thought it would take a jump to top 3 in Hafley’s second year of installing his defense.

I think Hafley deserves some credit-lol.

I thought Wyatt had an excellent game. He played well last year in the remaining games and he seems to have continued that success.
I was glad to see Doubs show some high emotion after one of his catches. He has very good hands; snatches the ball from the air.
One of my golf partners here in Rapid City, SD recently received a signed jersey from Tucker Kraft; awesome.
Next, we must contain Daniels within the pocket. If we do, we win.
Go Packers!!!

“I’m going to make sure of it. That guy is a very selfless player. He’s very selfless. He’s one of those guys that can go anywhere, he plays the run, he does everything. He’s the high-quality player that you just want to be around. So I’m going to make sure that guys gets as many plays as possible. I believe in him, and I told him, I said, ‘I think you can be like a Cameron Wade. You can be like a Julius Peppers.”

Damn, I love this leadership. Much more than empty words, it's a culture-changing/establishing endorsement by the lead dawg. That's the teammate you'll die for.

" Peppers played for the Packers from 2014-2016 and helped Green Bay go 32-16 in that span — including two NFC Championship Game appearances. "

Parsons, just don't tell a guy to get down after an INT when you have a clear path to FG range. I kid, I kid, Peppers was great but always return the ball into their territory if possible unless you kneel the clock out.

Looking at the box score there are a couple of things that stood out. The Packers on 16 completions and 22 passes targeted 10 different players, no one being targeted more than 5 times. Gibbs for the Lions had 10 targets. I don't think they want the RB with 10 targets but that was a result of Goff not feeling comfortable and finding his outlets. Porta was next with targets with 9. The Lions couldn't get the ball down field. The run game for the Lions was completely shut down which might get more excited than anything else. To hold a team that prides itself on establishing the run to 2.1ypc is a thing of beauty.

"What a difference a year makes"

I'll point to AR's post-game interview in 2019 after they came back and beat the Bears and he said: We have a defense now!

A great first game.
1-0 with some really encouraging play last week.

This is a new week...0-0, with a team with another playoff contender on the schedule.
Build on what they did last week, and go 1-0 this week.

"That defense was just different. The entire unit looked like it was on roller skates."

Um, Cory, this is usually a reference to something BAD for players.

Great article Cory. Even greater discussion people. That's why articles are written: to engage the reader and create discussions. That's how we fan, that's why we fan. #GoPackGo

I enjoyed game one, for obvious reasons.
They Won, they looked good doing it.
We needed it against a strong NFC N. team

Enjoy it...but it's game one of 17.
Detroit has a new Def. coordinator, and a new Off. coordinator.
This team is going to get better, it just is.

Going into this game, i thought what i think about most Lions game i've watched.
Expect this Lions team to fight for four quarters.. Like they have since D. Campbell became head coach.

This Lions teams looked like a work in progress, probably because it is.

Great win by the Packers (no doubt), they deserve their flowers.
But would the Packers look like they did, if they had two new coordinators?

Just my .02
GPG!!

Great week one